Track Listing

1. Had To Cry Today - Alan O'Duffy, Andy Johns, Blind Faith, Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Miller, Keith Harwood, Robert Stigwood
2. Can't Find My Way Home - Andy Johns, Blind Faith, Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Miller, Keith Harwood, Robert Stigwood
3. Well All Right - Andy Johns, Blind Faith, Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Miller, Robert Stigwood
4. Presence Of The Lord - Blind Faith, Jimmy Miller, Andy Johns, Robert Stigwood, Chris Blackwell
5. Sea Of Joy - Andy Johns, Blind Faith, Chris Blackwell, George Chkiantz, Jimmy Miller, Robert Stigwood
6. Do What You Like - Alan O'Duffy, Andy Johns, Blind Faith, Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Miller, Keith Harwood, Robert Stigwood

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3426 in Music
• Released on: 1995-09-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 42 minutes

CD Description
BLIND FAITH was cursed at its very inception by being billed as a supergroup. This was truly a pity, because for all the classic beauty of their only recording, Blind Faith was a band that never had a legitimate opportunity to come together as a performing ensemble. Hyped to the hilt and rushed into a massive, chaotic tour, the band fell apart after its final American concerts when Eric Clapton packed it in to join Delaney & Bonnie's band.
BLIND FAITH scored a big hit with their evocative acoustic ballad "Can't Find My Way Home", featuring Winwood's raspy falsetto, Clapton's poignant acoustic guitar, and Baker's pulsing brush work. But then, every song on BLIND FAITH has become an FM radio staple, "Presenceof the Lord" with Winwood's fervent vocals to "Had to Cry Today", featuring Clapton's dense, multi-tracked blues leads,and the jacked-up rockabilly of Buddy Holly's "Well Alright". But the band never had much of a life outside the studio and after Blind Faith folded, Winwood and Grech joined Baker's Air Force before re-forming Traffic. Clapton began movingaway from extended improvisations into more tightly structured song forms on his first solo album ERIC CLAPTON, and then with Derek & The Dominos.

Customer Reviews

an underated album
In 1969 Both Cream, Eric Claptons old band, and Traffic, Steve Windwoods band, had split (although Traffic would reunite the following year) and the two, who had always wanted to make an album together formed blind Faith with previous Cream drummer Ginger Baker and ex-family bassist Rick Grech, and went about making their one and only LP. Four of the six songs here are written by Windwood, Baker wrote the albums 15 minute finale "Do What You Like" and Clapton wrote possibly his best song "Presence of the lord". Windwoods songwriting and singing rarely got better than on this album in fact all the members were at there best. So yes at times the albums a little overblown and some of the songs go on a bit, but that doesn't stop it from being an incredible combination of talents with fantastic songs that range form hard rock on "Had to cry today" to folk on "Can't find my way home". when it comes down to it this is simply an incredible album that never gets boring no matter how many times you listen to it.

Flawed genius
I watched this band at their first live concert at Hyde Park with the Rolling Stones back in 1969....or was it '68.I think few people would realise that this band actually topped the bill.....NOT the Stones.It was a great occaision and underlined the musical ability and potential of this extraordinary band.Because of the outrageous hype and controversy over the album cover Blind Faith imploded very spectacularly.The sheer talent in this band was momentous and the world missed out on the results because of commercialism and greed.If anyone has witnessed Eric Claptons',admittedly drunken, but explosive public attack on Robert Stigwood in 1971 they will understand the musical decline we have suffered since.......bring back originality and powerhouse performances.....please!

You gotta have (blind) faith....or do you?
This was an album I desperately wanted to like but, being honest, left me a little cold. Despite being a fan of the individual talents, and their place in rock history is assured, the album has dated extremely badly, seems wildly self indulgent, and seems to drift all over the place. Yes, the era just predates me, so I wasn't around at the time, and I am sure this album has the same nostalgic feel to many that later eras have for me, but this seems to me like a jam album, where the guys have turned up with a few ideas, and jammed them out. Maybe thats the idea...
Worth a listen to appreciate a little rock history, but if you aren't an ardent fan, best to walk on by....